Hi Mudders-
I'm back on mud with a new name, been away for about a decade now. My name is Nathan and I live in SE idaho. I like beer, duck dogs, dirt bikes, PRS guitars, and rock and roll.
I waited tables for tuition in college and used my student loans to buy and work on cruisers, but got out of the game when I went to grad school. I've owned 3 fj60's and traded my last 60 for a 40 back in 2007. I've been looking at cruisers and have always wanted to fix up a pig. Last week i was one on Boise craigslist and left the ad up. My wife brokered a deal and I'm the new owner of a '75 pig. She doesn't run and is rusty as all get out, but I got time. I'm excited to be back on the forum....reckon my old account got deleted due to inactivity. I found the body panel fab thread in the stickies; I'll need some of that.
Details on the pig-
2f turns over with a battery, can't quite hand crank it with the tool. Seller says it has a stuck valve. Haven't had her long enough to fool around with it and don't have a 46mm socket. Will pick one up tomorrow. She's de-smogged, but appears some of the fine tuning was left undone.
The body is rusty on every single panel. Both front pans are completely rusted through so the mounts aren't even attached. The fenders, rockers, tailgate, pretty much everything. So, I'm excited to get working and make her proud.
I'm back on mud with a new name, been away for about a decade now. My name is Nathan and I live in SE idaho. I like beer, duck dogs, dirt bikes, PRS guitars, and rock and roll.
I waited tables for tuition in college and used my student loans to buy and work on cruisers, but got out of the game when I went to grad school. I've owned 3 fj60's and traded my last 60 for a 40 back in 2007. I've been looking at cruisers and have always wanted to fix up a pig. Last week i was one on Boise craigslist and left the ad up. My wife brokered a deal and I'm the new owner of a '75 pig. She doesn't run and is rusty as all get out, but I got time. I'm excited to be back on the forum....reckon my old account got deleted due to inactivity. I found the body panel fab thread in the stickies; I'll need some of that.
Details on the pig-
2f turns over with a battery, can't quite hand crank it with the tool. Seller says it has a stuck valve. Haven't had her long enough to fool around with it and don't have a 46mm socket. Will pick one up tomorrow. She's de-smogged, but appears some of the fine tuning was left undone.
The body is rusty on every single panel. Both front pans are completely rusted through so the mounts aren't even attached. The fenders, rockers, tailgate, pretty much everything. So, I'm excited to get working and make her proud.
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